Hindu Wedding – Janani + David

My mouth immediately curls into a smile when I think back to Jan and David’s wedding day. It was such an explosion of color and bling that it had my heart skipping a beat, and yet there was an intimacy and a deep sense of spirituality that had me looking inward. This was my first Hindu wedding and I loved every moment of it! David is actually Christian and so they started the day off with a Hindu ceremony and ended it with a “western” bash!

After watching these two and getting to know them, I have come to realize that the overall spirit of the day is indicative of both of their personalities. They are both light, fun and colorful and yet they are both serious and earnest.

Janani and David are doctors and come from very different backgrounds but they have so many similarities. Their love for each other and people, and particularly the people in their lives is inspiring.

Jan and David, Thanks for picking me. We have absolutely loved working with you!!!

PS In case you were wondering they were married at the Collisheen in Ballito

When we started planning this wedding we wanted service providers who weren’t only the best at what they do but also sweet and kind souls who were easy to work and had their own personal style. Since we had 2 very different cultures and religions to fuse together in one event, we needed open- minded individuals who could think out of the box.

We met countless Divas along the way, who no doubt were amazing at what they do but we remained adamant that we wanted only the kindest souls and in the end I can safely say that we loved every single one of our service providers. They were a pleasure to work with and went out of their way to make our wedding the most special, memorable day of our lives! Thanks guys!

Second Shooter: Tash Schoeman

Venue: Collisheen estate – Amanda 0826868004

Hair: My amazingly talented Aunt Roghini 0822917752, who did both the south Indian plait and the western updo and managed to change me at a break neck speed. Oh and she also draped my Indian outfit!

Make up: Lindsay Nixon 0825543006, who is the kindest makeup artist I have met.

Wedding Planner: The Phenomenal Marge B from eventstyling umhlanga 0722229188, info@eventstyling.co.za Marge, was amazing from the first day we met her. She takes on her jobs personally and gave us exactly what we wanted and much much more. I cannot thank her and her team enough! An absolute lifesaver!!

Wedding Décor: Marge B again J

Brides Indian Dress: raw product- rosewood boutique 0313097791

Tailored and designed by Mccarthy/Wolff original- 0764127302 (studio@mccarthywolff.co.za)

Band: Lize Heerman – lizesarita@gmail.com ,super easy going and has the most beautiful voice and face!

Videographer: Dave Atkinson from Brand New Day Imaging bndimaging@gmail.co.za super talented, chilled out and fun to have around. A word of advice to future brides and grooms; Your wedding day is spent with your videographer and your photographer so make sure that you like them and they are fun to have aroundJ We had a blast with Jax, Tash and Dave!!

Stage and lighting: Super talented Sabash and Koogan from Kreative Perspectives- sabash@telkomsa.net, 0837773765. I expected amazing and they delivered phenomenal!!

These photos are amazing! I am continually in awe of you Jacki, the light and composition in all of these is so unusual and wonderful…even when it looked like the lighting was particularly challenging you managed to make it work in a beautiful way. x

Jacki, amazing work, you are worth every cent that they pay you. Well done!

Robynon August 6, 2013 at 10:28 am

Wow! I love this. I just spent 2 weeks in Delhi in a hotel where it was “wedding season”, and I love the bling and colour. This bride and groom have the made the most beautiful clothing choices. Stunning.

Avani Singhon August 6, 2013 at 10:44 am

What an awesome depiction of a beautiful event! You captured our friends so wonderfully – the happiness and joy of the day simply shines through! Its just so lovely! Well done Jacki!!

Leticia Singhon August 6, 2013 at 10:53 am

Jan and David look amazing!! Such beautiful photos.. Jacki you’ve really captured the day so perfectly.. Very well done!

These photo’s are amazing! Looked like an amazing and fun wedding too!

Ellen Jonkeron August 6, 2013 at 3:10 pm

Absolutely fabulous and gorgeous. Great photos, styling and lighting. The colours are astounding, the bride a goddess! Thank you for sharing.

Peter Lamberton August 6, 2013 at 3:34 pm

Jacki, as someone who doesn’t follow or know your work well, I must say that all the great things I have been hearing about you and your amazing images don’t even begin to do describe how wonderful the photographs are that you have created here… Thanks for sharing, your work is inspirational… So stoked I finally listened to Moni and had a look.

Yudion August 6, 2013 at 8:44 pm

Fantastic Jacki! Its amazes me how you captured the love,fun and happiness. Magical moments!!